High accuracy liquid density sensor

ABSTRACT

A liquid density sensor has a sensing module, a sensing rod and a floating device. The sensing module has a control circuit having computing functions. The sensing rod has a sensing line electrically connected to the control circuit. The floating device has a first magnetic unit and a floating ball mounted therein. The sensing rod is mounted through the floating device and the floating ball. The floating ball has a second magnetic unit. A specific gravity of the floating ball is lower than that of the floating device. The control circuit calculates a liquid density of liquid based on a distance between the first magnetic unit and the second magnetic unit according to a linear formula.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a liquid density sensor, and moreparticularly to a high accuracy liquid density sensor.

2. Description of Related Art

Generally, a high-pressure liquid storage device usually comprises aliquid density sensor to sense a density of liquid stored in thehigh-pressure liquid storage device.

With reference to FIG. 8, a conventional liquid density sensor comprisesa sensing module 50, a sensing rod 60, a first floating ball 70 and asecond floating ball 80.

The sensing module 50 has a controller 51 having computing functions.

The sensing rod 60 comprises a hollow tube having two opposite openingsand a sensing line 61 mounted in the hollow tube, wherein one end of thesensing line 61 is connected to the controller 51 of the sensing module50. The first floating ball 70 has a housing 71, a floating part 72, afirst magnetic unit 73 and a second magnetic unit 74. The housing 71 hasa first opening 711, wherein the sensing rod 60 is mounted through thefirst opening 711. Thus, the first floating ball 70 is sleeved on thesensing rod 60 and can move in an axial direction of the sensing rod 60.The floating part 72 is mounted in the housing 71 and near the sensingmodule 50 such that the first floating ball 70 floats on a surface ofthe liquid. The first magnetic unit 73 and the second magnetic unit 74are mounted in the housing 71 and around the sensing rod 60, wherein thefirst magnetic unit 73 is proximal to the floating part 72, and thesecond magnetic unit 74 is distal from the floating part 72.

The second floating ball 80 is mounted in the housing 71 of the firstfloating ball 70 and around the sensing rod 60, and comprises a secondopening 81 and a third magnetic unit 82. The second floating ball 80 canmove in the axial direction of the sensing rod 60. The third magneticunit 82 is mounted around the sensing rod 60 and between the firstmagnetic unit 73 and the second magnetic unit 74. Two magnetic poles ofthe third magnetic unit 82 respectively face the first magnetic unit 73and the second magnetic unit 74, wherein the third magnetic unit 82repels both the first magnetic unit 73 and the second magnetic unit 74to prevent the third magnetic unit 82 being attracted by the firstmagnetic unit 73 or the second magnetic unit 74 while moving along theaxial direction of the sensing rod 60.

When the conventional liquid density sensor is in use, the sensing rod60 is immersed in the liquid with the sensing module 50 exposed out ofthe liquid. Since the first magnetic unit 73 is mounted near thefloating part 72, the first magnetic unit 73 can be horizontally alignedwith the surface of the liquid. The controller 51 of the sensing module50 outputs a pulse signal to the sensing line 61. When the pulse signalpasses a position at which the first magnetic unit 73 is disposed, aninduced signal is generated at the position due to a magnetic field ofthe first magnetic unit 73. When the controller 51 receives the inducedsignal, the position of the first magnetic unit 73 can be located basedon a time difference between outputting the pulse signal and receivingthe induced signal, thereby further calculating a liquid level of theliquid.

Furthermore, the liquid will flow into the housing 71 through the firstopenings 711. The second floating ball 80 will stay at a positionbetween the first magnetic unit 73 and the second magnetic unit 74 dueto a force balance among the buoyant force, weight of the secondfloating ball 80 (gravity), and magnetic repulsion between the thirdmagnetic unit 82, the first magnetic unit 73 and the second magneticunit 74. The controller 51 can respectively obtain positions of thefirst magnetic unit 73, the second magnetic unit 74 and the thirdmagnetic unit 82 by using the pulse signal as disclosed above, andfurther obtain a distance between the first magnetic unit 73 between thethird magnetic unit 82, and a distance between the second magnetic unit74 and the third magnetic unit 82. Then, the controller 51 can obtain adensity of the liquid based on the obtained distances.

With further reference to FIG. 9, a vertical axis represents the densityof the liquid (kilogram/cubic centimeter), and a horizontal axisrepresents the distances between the third magnetic unit 82, the firstmagnetic unit 73 and the second magnetic unit 74 (inches). If the liquidhas a relative high density, the second floating ball 80 goes up due toan increasing of the buoyant force, thus, the third magnetic unit 82approaches the first magnetic unit 73 and leaves the second magneticunit 74. On the contrary, if the liquid has a relative low density, thesecond floating ball 80 goes down due to a decreasing of the buoyantforce, thus, the third magnetic unit 82 leaves the first magnetic unit73 and approaches the second magnetic unit 74. The controller 51calculates the density of the liquid based on two characteristic curvesshown in FIG. 9.

However, the third magnetic unit 82 repels both the first magnetic unit73 and the second magnetic unit 74, and thus, the two characteristiccurves shown in FIG. 9 are both nonlinear. Calculations of nonlinearcharacteristic curves are very difficult and complicated, that is, thedensity of the liquid must be calculated through complex calculations,otherwise calculation errors easily occur and decrease accuracy of thesensing result.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The main objective of the invention is to provide a high accuracy liquiddensity sensor. The high accuracy liquid density sensor comprises asensing module, a sensing rod and a floating device.

The sensing module has a control circuit capable of executing computingfunctions.

The sensing rod has a first end adapted to be immersed in liquid, and asecond end to be mounted to the sensing module, wherein the sensing rodcomprises a hollow tube and a sensing line that is mounted in the hollowtube and is electrically connected to the control circuit.

The floating device comprises a housing, a first magnetic unit and afloating ball.

The housing has two opposite first openings formed through the housing,wherein the sensing rod is mounted through the two opposite firstopenings, and the at least one floating device is movable along thesensing rod; and at least one side hole is formed through the housing.

The first magnetic unit is mounted in the housing and at a side awayfrom the sensing module.

The floating ball has a specific gravity lower than that of the housing.The floating ball is movably mounted around the sensing rod and in thehousing, and has a second magnetic unit mounted therein at an end distalfrom the first magnetic unit.

The control circuit obtains a location of the first magnetic unit on thesensing line and a location of the second magnetic unit on the sensingline respectively, and calculates a distance between the first magneticunit and the second magnetic unit.

When the high accuracy liquid density sensor in accordance with thepresent invention is in use, the first end of the sensing rod isimmersed in the liquid. The liquid flows in the floating device via theat least one side hole, thus, the floating device and the floating ballboth float on a surface of the liquid. The first magnetic unit and thesecond magnetic unit are located at different heights, and the distancebetween the first magnetic unit and the second magnetic unit is linearwith a liquid density of the liquid. Therefore, the control circuit cancalculate the liquid density based on the distance between the firstmagnetic unit and the second magnetic unit through linear equations, andan accuracy of the sensing result can be increased.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a first preferred embodiment of ahigh accuracy liquid density sensor in accordance with the presentinvention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective cross-sectional view of the high accuracy liquiddensity sensor in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of a control circuit of the high accuracyliquid density sensor in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4A is an operational cross-sectional side view of the high accuracyliquid density sensor in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4B is another operational cross-sectional side view of the highaccuracy liquid density sensor in FIG. 1;

FIGS. 5A to 5C are output waveform charts corresponding to FIG. 4A;

FIGS. 5D to 5F are output waveform charts corresponding to FIG. 4B;

FIG. 6 shows a characteristic curve of the high accuracy liquid densitysensor in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7A is an operational cross-sectional side view of a secondpreferred embodiment of a high accuracy liquid density sensor inaccordance with the present invention;

FIGS. 7B to 7D are output waveform charts corresponding to FIG. 7A;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional side view of a conventional liquid densitysensor; and

FIG. 9 shows a characteristic curve of the liquid density sensor in FIG.8.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, a first preferred embodiment of a highaccuracy liquid density sensor in accordance with the present inventioncomprises a sensing module 10, a sensing rod 20 and a floating device30.

The sensing module 10 has a control circuit 11 having computingfunctions.

The sensing rod 20 comprises a hollow tube and a sensing line 21. Oneend of the hollow tube is connected to the sensing module 10, and theother end of the hollow tube is to be immersed in liquid. The sensingline 21 is mounted in the sensing rod 20 and electrically connected tothe control circuit 11 of the sensing module 10.

The floating device 30 comprises a housing 31, a first magnetic unit 32and a floating ball 33.

The housing 31 has two opposite first openings 311 and two side holes312, wherein the sensing rod 20 is mounted through the two firstopenings 311, and the floating device 30 can move along the sensing rod20. The first magnetic unit 32 is mounted in the housing 31 and at aside away from the sensing module 10. In this embodiment, the firstmagnetic unit 32 is mounted on an inner bottom surface of the housing31.

The floating ball 33 is mounted in the floating device 30, and has twoopposite second openings 331 and a second magnetic unit 332. The sensingrod 20 is mounted through the two second openings 331, and the floatingball 33 can move in the axial direction of the sensing rod 20. Thesecond magnetic unit 332 is mounted in the floating ball 33 and is at anend distal from the first magnetic unit 32 of the floating device 30. Aspecific gravity of the floating ball 33 is lower than a specificgravity of the housing 31.

In the first preferred embodiment, the floating ball 33 is made of afoam material. The first magnetic unit 32 and the second magnetic unit332 are made of material comprising nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co) or iron(Fe). Shapes of the first magnetic unit 32 and the second magnetic unit332 can be annular, cylindrical, cube or irregular.

With reference to FIG. 3, in the first preferred embodiment, the controlcircuit 11 of the sensing module 10 comprises an internal circuit 12 andan external circuit 13, wherein the external circuit 13 is electricallyconnected to the sensing line 21 of the sensing rod 20.

The internal circuit 12 is electrically connected to the sensing line 21via the external circuit 13. The internal circuit 12 has a receivingmodule 121, a comparing module 122 and an outputting module 124. Thereceiving module 121 receives a first induced signal and a secondinduced signal from the external circuit 13. The comparing module 122 iselectrically connected to the receiving module 121 to obtain the firstinduced signal and the second induced signal, and then calculates aliquid level and a liquid density of the liquid based on the firstinduced signal and the second induced signal. When the liquid densitysensor of the present invention is turned on, the outputting module 124outputs a trigger signal to the external circuit 13.

The external circuit 13 is electrically connected to the internalcircuit 12 and the sensing line 21. The external circuit 13 has atransistor 131, a pulse module 132, a coil 133, an amplifier 134 and acomparator 135. The transistor 131 is electrically connected to thepulse module 132 and the outputting module 124, wherein the transistor131 is used as a switch. When the transistor 131 receives the triggersignal, the transistor 131 drives the pulse module 132 to output a pulsesignal to the sensing line 21. In the first preferred embodiment, thetransistor 131 is a MOSFET.

When the pulse signal passes through a first location on the sensingline 21 where the first magnetic unit 32 is disposed, the first inducedsignal is generated at the first location due to an electromagneticinduction between the pulse signal and the first magnetic unit 32. Whenthe pulse signal passes through a second location on the sensing line 21where the second magnetic unit 332 is disposed, the second inducedsignal is generated at the second location due to an electromagneticinduction between the pulse signal and the second magnetic unit 332. Atransmission speed of the first induced signal equals a transmissionspeed of the second induced signal.

The coil 133 is mounted on the sensing line 21 and near an end distalfrom the sensing module 10. The coil 133 is electrically connected tothe sensing line 21 to receive the first induced signal and the secondinduced signal.

The amplifier 134 is electrically connected to the coil 133 to obtainand amplify the first induced signal and the second induced signal.

The comparator 135 is electrically connected to the amplifier 134 toobtain the amplified first induced signal and the amplified secondinduced signal, wherein the comparator 135 converts the amplified firstinduced signal and the amplified second induced signal from analog formsto digital forms, and outputs the converted first induced signal and theconverted second induced signal to the internal circuit 12.

With reference to FIG. 4A and corresponding FIGS. 5A to 5C, FIG. 5Arepresents the pulse signal output from the pulse module 132, FIG. 5Brepresents the second induced signal resulted from the second magneticunit 332 shown in FIG. 4A, and FIG. 5C represents the first inducedsignal resulted from the first magnetic unit 32 shown in FIG. 4A.

FIG. 4B and corresponding FIGS. 5D to 5F, FIG. 5D represent the pulsesignal outputs from the pulse module 132, FIG. 5E represents the secondinduced signal resulted from the second magnetic unit 332 shown in FIG.4B, and FIG. 5C represents the first induced signal resulted from thefirst magnetic unit 32 shown in FIG. 4B. All horizontal axes in FIGS. 5Ato 5F represent time.

With reference to FIG. 6, an inverse relationship between a liquiddensity of the liquid and a time difference t1, t2 between receiving ofthe first induced signal and receiving of the second induced signal isshown. The higher the liquid density is, the lower the time differenceis.

When the high accuracy liquid density sensor of the present invention isin use, the sensing rod 20 is dipped into the liquid with the sensingmodule 10 exposed out of the liquid. The floating device 30 floats on asurface of the liquid, wherein a dipped depth of the floating device 30depends on the liquid density of the liquid. Besides, the liquid flowsinto the floating device 30 via the two side holes 312 until a level ofthe liquid inside the floating device 30 equals a level of the liquidoutside the floating device 30. The floating ball 33 thus floats on thesurface of the liquid in the floating device 30.

When the floating device 30 and the floating ball 33 both stop moving,the outputting module 124 of the internal circuit 12 outputs the triggersignal to the transistor 131 of the external circuit 13. Then, thetransistor 131 drives the pulse module 132 to output the pulse signal tothe sensing line 21. When the pulse signal passes through the firstlocation corresponding to the first magnetic unit 32, the first inducedsignal is generated. When the pulse signal passes through the secondlocation corresponding to the second magnetic unit 332, the secondinduced signal is generated. Then, the coil 133 receives the firstinduced signal and the second induced signal. The amplifier 134 obtainsand amplifies the first induced signal and the second induced signal.The comparator 135 converts the amplified first induced signal and theamplified second induced signal from analog forms to digital forms.

After that, the receiving module 121 receives the first induced signaland the second induced signal from the external circuit 13, and thecomparing module 122 obtains the first induced signal and the secondinduced signal, and then calculates the liquid density of the liquidbased on the first induced signal and the second induced signal.

Details of calculating the liquid density of the liquid based on thetime difference between receiving of the first induced signal andreceiving of the second induced signal are introduced as follows.

By observing FIGS. 4A and 4B, the liquid levels of two different kindsof liquid shown in the two examples are the same. A first distancebetween the first magnetic unit 32 and the second magnetic unit 332 inFIG. 4A is d1, and a second distance between the first magnetic unit 32and the second magnetic unit 332 in FIG. 4B is d2.

Because the floating ball 33 is lower than the floating device 30 inspecific gravity, the second magnetic unit 332 is horizontally alignedwith the surface of the liquid, while the first magnetic unit 32 of thefloating device 30 may be immersed in different depths, depending on theliquid density of the liquid. If the liquid has a higher liquid density,the immersed depth of the floating device 30 is low due to the highbuoyancy of the floating device 30, and then the distance between thefirst magnetic unit 32 and the second magnetic unit 332 is short asshown in FIG. 4B.

With further observance of FIGS. 4A and 4B, the distance d1 between thefirst magnetic unit 32 and the second magnetic unit 332 in FIG. 4A islonger than the distance d2 between the first magnetic unit 32 and thesecond magnetic unit 332 in FIG. 4B, that is, the liquid density of theliquid in FIG. 4A is lower than the density of the liquid in FIG. 4B.

With reference to FIGS. 5A to 5F, the pulse signals shown in FIGS. 5Aand 5D are outputted simultaneously. The two second magnetic units 332in FIGS. 4A and 4B stay at the same height such that the second inducedsignals shown in FIGS. 5B and 5E are also simultaneously generated. Onlythe height of the first magnetic unit 32 in FIG. 4A and the height ofthe first magnetic unit 32 in FIG. 4B are different due to the differentdensities of the liquids in FIG. 4A and in FIG. 4B. The first inducedsignal shown in FIG. 5C and the first induced signal shown in FIG. 5Fare thus not outputted simultaneously, wherein the first induced signalshown in FIG. 5C is generated later than the first induced signal shownin FIG. 5F.

In FIGS. 5B, 5C, 5E and 5F, a time difference t1 is longer than a timedifference t2. A distance between the first magnetic unit 32 and thesecond magnetic unit 332 is linear with and proportional to the timedifference. Thus, the comparing module 122 of the internal circuit 12can calculate the liquid density of the liquid based on the timedifference.

Furthermore, the location of the second magnetic unit 332 ishorizontally aligned with the surface of the liquid, that is, the heightof the second magnetic unit 332 equals the liquid level of the liquid.Therefore, the comparing module 122 of the internal circuit 12 also cancalculate the liquid level of the liquid based on the time differencebetween outputting of the pulse signal and receiving of the secondinduced signal.

With further observance of FIGS. 4A and 4B, the floating ball 33 in FIG.4A is located near the sensing module 10. When the liquid density of theliquid shown in FIG. 4A further decreases, the floating device 30 wouldfurther sink and push the floating ball 33 under the surface of theliquid, and that would eventually cause an error sensing result. Inconclusion, FIG. 4A shows a tolerable lowest density that can be sensedby the liquid density sensor.

When the density of the liquid shown in FIG. 4B increases, the floatingdevice 30 would further go up and lift the floating ball 33 above thesurface of the liquid, and that would cause an error sensing result. Inconclusion, FIG. 4B shows a tolerable highest density that can be sensedby the liquid density sensor.

The liquid density sensor of the present invention is adapted forsensing liquid having a liquid density between the lowest density andthe highest density as described above. With reference to FIG. 6, adistance between the first magnetic unit 32 and the second magnetic unit332 is linear with and proportional to a time difference betweenreceiving of the first induced signal and receiving of the secondinduced signal. The time difference t1 corresponds to the lowestdensity, and the time difference t2 corresponds to the highest density.When the liquid density sensor senses another kind of liquid havingliquid density ranging between the lowest density and the highestdensity, the liquid density sensor obtains a time difference t(t1<t<t2). The liquid density corresponding to the time difference t canbe calculated by a simple linear formula:

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Comparing to the conventional nonlinear curve, the simple linear formulaof the present invention facilitates easy calculation of the liquiddensity.

In addition, temperature of the liquid may influence a volume of theliquid. Generally, when the temperature rises, the volume of the liquidexpands and the liquid level rises. When the temperature decreases, thevolume of the liquid shrinks and the liquid level drops. Therefore,storage of the liquid is hard to be estimated, thus, a standardtemperature (for example, 25 degrees Celsius) is formulated, and theliquid level of the liquid at the standard temperature is identified asa standard level of the liquid.

With reference to FIG. 3, in a second preferred embodiment of thecontrol circuit 11, the control circuit 11 further comprises atemperature module 40, and the internal circuit 12 further comprises acompensation module 123.

The temperature module 40 has a temperature compensator 41, a cold spotcompensator 42, two gain augmenters 43 and two analog-digital converters44. The temperature compensator 41 and the cold spot compensator 42 areelectrically connected to the two gain augmenters 43 respectively,wherein the two gain augmenters 43 are electrically connected to the twoanalog-digital converters 44 respectively.

The temperature compensator 41 senses the temperature of the liquid andoutputs a temperature signal based on the sensed temperature to thecompensation module 123 of the internal circuit 12. The cold spotcompensator 42 senses the temperature of the liquid and outputs a coldspot signal based on the temperature to the compensation module 123 ofthe internal circuit 12. The compensation module 123 outputs acompensation signal to the comparing module 122. When the temperature ishigher than the standard temperature, the comparing module 122 decreasesthe value of the liquid level based on the compensation signal. When thetemperature is lower than the standard temperature, the comparing module122 increases the value of the liquid level based on the compensationsignal. In conclusion, the temperature module 40 and the compensationmodule 123 adjust the value of the liquid level according to thestandard temperature.

Furthermore, with reference to FIG. 7A, a second preferred embodiment ofthe high accuracy liquid density sensor in accordance with the presentinvention comprises a sensing module 10, a sensing rod 20, a firstfloating device 30 a, and a second floating device 30 b. The secondpreferred embodiment may be used for sensing a biphasic liquid includinga first liquid L1 and a second liquid L2.

The floating device 30 a is located at a first junction between the airand the first liquid L1, and the second floating device 30 b is locatedat a second junction between the first liquid L1 and the second liquidL2.

FIG. 7B represents a pulse signal. FIG. 7C represents induced signals ofthe first floating device 30 a located at the first junction between theair and the first liquid. FIG. 7D represents induced signals of thesecond floating device 30 b located at the second junction between thefirst liquid and the second liquid.

The induced signals shown in FIG. 7C from left to right are sequentiallya second induced signal and a first induced signal of the first floatingdevice 30 a. The control circuit 11 can calculate a first liquid densityof the first liquid based on a time difference between receiving of thefirst induced signal and receiving of the second induced signal of thefirst floating device 30 a. Besides, the control circuit 11 can furthercalculate a liquid level of the first liquid based on a time differencebetween outputting of the pulse signal and receiving of the secondinduced signal of the first floating device 30 a.

The induced signals shown in FIG. 7D from left to right are sequentiallya second induced signal and a first induced signal of the secondfloating device 30 b. The control circuit 11 calculates a second liquiddensity of the second liquid based on a time difference betweenreceiving of the first induced signal and receiving of the secondinduced signal of the second floating device 30 b 1. Besides, thecontrol circuit 11 can further calculate a level of the second liquidbased on a time difference between outputting of the pulse signal andreceiving of the second induced signal of the second floating device 30b.

In conclusion, the liquid density sensor can be adapted for sensingdensities and levels of liquid having multiple levels by using multiplefloating devices 30 a, 30 b.

Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the presentinvention have been set forth in the foregoing description, togetherwith details of the structure and features of the invention, thedisclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made in the details,especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts withinthe principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by thebroad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims areexpressed.

What is claimed is:
 1. A high accuracy liquid density sensor comprising: a sensing module having a control circuit capable of executing computing functions; a sensing rod adapted to be partially immersed in liquid, wherein the sensing rod comprises a hollow tube; and a sensing line mounted in the hollow tube and electrically connected to the control circuit of the sensing module; and at least one floating device comprising a housing having two opposite first openings formed through the housing, wherein the sensing rod is mounted through the two opposite first openings, and the at least one floating device is movable along the sensing rod; and at least one side hole formed through the housing; a first magnetic unit mounted in the housing and at a side away from the sensing module; and a floating ball mounted around the sensing rod and in the housing, and being movable along the sensing rod and having a second magnetic unit mounted in the floating ball and at an end distal from the first magnetic unit; wherein a specific gravity of the floating ball is lower than a specific gravity of the at least one floating device; wherein the control circuit obtains a location of the first magnetic unit on the sensing line and a location of the second magnetic unit on the sensing line respectively, and calculates a distance between the first magnetic unit and the second magnetic unit; and the distance between the first magnetic unit and the second magnetic unit is linear with a liquid density of a liquid, and the control circuit calculates the liquid density of the liquid based on the distance between the first magnetic unit and the second magnetic unit.
 2. The liquid density sensor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control circuit obtains a liquid level of the liquid based on the location of the second magnetic unit on the sensing line.
 3. The liquid density sensor as claimed in claim 1 comprising multiple floating devices, wherein specific gravities of the multiple floating devices are different, and the floating device relatively closer to the sensing module has the specific gravity higher than the specific gravity of another floating device relatively far away from the sensing module; wherein specific gravities of the floating balls in the multiple floating devices are different, and the floating ball relatively closer to the sensing module has the higher specific gravity than the specific gravity of another floating ball far away from the sensing module.
 4. The liquid density sensor as claimed in claim 2 comprising multiple floating devices, wherein specific gravities of the multiple floating devices are different, and the floating device relatively closer to the sensing module has the specific gravity higher than the specific gravity of another floating device relatively far away from the sensing module; wherein specific gravities of the floating balls in the multiple floating devices are different, and the floating ball relatively closer to the sensing module has the higher specific gravity than the specific gravity of another floating ball far away from the sensing module.
 5. The liquid density sensor as claimed in claim 2, wherein the control circuit calculates the liquid density of the liquid through steps of: outputting a pulse signal to the sensing line of the sensing rod to induce a first induced signal and a second induced signal respectively corresponding to the first magnetic unit and the second magnetic unit, wherein the first induced signal and the second induced signal have a same transmission speed; calculating a time difference between receiving of the first induced signal and receiving of the second induced signal, wherein the time difference is linear with the liquid density of the liquid, and is calculated by dividing the distance between the first magnetic unit and the second magnetic unit by the transmission speed of the first induced signal; and calculating the liquid density of the liquid based on the time difference between receiving of the first induced signal and receiving of the second induced signal.
 6. The liquid density sensor as claimed in claim 2, wherein the control circuit calculates the liquid level through steps of: outputting a pulse signal to the sensing line to produce a second induced signal corresponding to the second magnetic unit when the pulse signal passes through the second magnetic unit; receiving the second induced signal; calculating a time difference between outputting of the pulse signal and receiving of the second induced signal, wherein the time difference between outputting of the pulse signal and receiving of the second induced signal is linear with the liquid level of the liquid; and calculating the liquid level of the liquid based on the time difference between outputting of the pulse signal and receiving of the second induced signal, wherein the liquid level of the liquid is calculated by multiplying the time difference between outputting of the pulse signal and receiving of the second induced signal by a transmission speed of the second induced signal.
 7. The liquid density sensor as claimed in claim 5, wherein the control circuit calculates the liquid level through steps of: outputting a pulse signal to the sensing line to produce a second induced signal corresponding to the second magnetic unit when the pulse signal passes through the second magnetic unit; receiving the second induced signal; calculating a time difference between outputting of the pulse signal and receiving of the second induced signal, wherein the time difference between outputting of the pulse signal and receiving of the second induced signal is linear with the liquid level of the liquid; and calculating the liquid level of the liquid based on the time difference between outputting of the pulse signal and receiving of the second induced signal, wherein the liquid level of the liquid is calculated by multiplying the time difference between outputting of the pulse signal and receiving of the second induced signal by the transmission speed of the second induced signal.
 8. The liquid density sensor as claimed in claim 6, wherein the control circuit comprises an external circuit electrically connected to the sensing line and having a coil used for receiving the first induced signal and the second induced signal; an amplifier electrically connected to the coil to amplify the first induced signal and the second induced signal; a comparator electrically connected to the amplifier to obtain the first induced signal and the second induced signal amplified, wherein the comparator converts the first induced signal and the second induced signal from analog forms to digital forms; a transistor; and a pulse module electrically connected to the transistor and the sensing line for generating and outputting the pulse signal to the sensing line; and an internal circuit electrically connected to the external circuit and comprising a receiving module electrically connected to the comparator to receive the first induced signal and the second induced signal; a comparing module electrically connected to the receiving module to obtain the first induced signal and the second induced signal, wherein the comparing module calculates the liquid density of the liquid based on the first induced signal and the second induced signal; and an outputting module electrically connected to the transistor and outputting a trigger signal to the transistor for controlling the pulse module to generate the pulse signal.
 9. The liquid density sensor as claimed in claim 7, wherein the control circuit comprises an external circuit electrically connected to the sensing line and having a coil used for receiving the first induced signal and the second induced signal; an amplifier electrically connected to the coil to amplify the first induced signal and the second induced signal; a comparator electrically connected to the amplifier to obtain the first induced signal and the second induced signal amplified, wherein the comparator converts the first induced signal and the second induced signal from analog forms to digital forms; a transistor; and a pulse module electrically connected to the transistor and the sensing line for generating and outputting the pulse signal to the sensing line; and an internal circuit electrically connected to the external circuit and comprising a receiving module electrically connected to the comparator to receive the first induced signal and the second induced signal; a comparing module electrically connected to the receiving module to obtain the first induced signal and the second induced signal, wherein the comparing module calculates the liquid density of the liquid based on the first induced signal and the second induced signal; and an outputting module electrically connected to the transistor and outputting a trigger signal to the transistor for controlling the pulse module to generate the pulse signal.
 10. The liquid density sensor as claimed in claim 8, wherein the control circuit further comprises a temperature module, and the internal circuit further comprises a compensation module; the temperature module comprises a temperature compensator outputting a temperature signal based on a temperature of the liquid; a gain augmenter electrically connected to the temperature compensator to obtain and amplify the temperature signal; and an analog-digital converter electrically connected to the gain augmenter and the compensation module, wherein the analog-digital converter converts the temperature signal from analog form to digital form and outputs the converted temperature signal to the compensation module; and the compensation module is electrically connected to the comparing module and outputs a compensation signal based on the temperature signal to the comparing module so that the comparing module adjusts the liquid level being calculated according to the compensation signal.
 11. The liquid density sensor as claimed in claim 9, wherein the control circuit further comprises a temperature module, and the internal circuit further comprises a compensation module; the temperature module comprises a temperature compensator outputting a temperature signal based on a temperature of the liquid; a gain augmenter electrically connected to the temperature compensator to obtain and amplify the temperature signal; and an analog-digital converter electrically connected to the gain augmenter and the compensation module, wherein the analog-digital converter converts the temperature signal from analog form to digital form and outputs the converted temperature signal to the compensation module; and the compensation module is electrically connected to the comparing module and outputs a compensation signal based on the temperature signal to the comparing module so that the comparing module adjusts the liquid level being calculated according to the compensation signal.
 12. The liquid density sensor as claimed in claim 8, wherein the control circuit further comprises a temperature module, and the internal circuit further comprises a compensation module; the temperature module comprises a cold spot compensator outputting a cold spot signal based on a temperature of the liquid; a gain augmenter electrically connected to the cold spot compensator to obtain and amplify the cold spot signal; an analog-digital converter electrically connected to the gain augmenter and the compensation module, wherein the analog-digital converter converts the cold spot signal from analog form to digital form, and outputs the converted cold spot signal to the compensation module; and the compensation module is electrically connected to the comparing module, wherein the compensation module outputs a compensation signal based on the cold spot signal to the comparing module, so that the comparing module adjusts the liquid level calculated according to the cold spot signal.
 13. The liquid density sensor as claimed in claim 9, wherein the control circuit further comprises a temperature module, and the internal circuit further comprises a compensation module; the temperature module comprises a cold spot compensator outputting a cold spot signal based on a temperature of the liquid; a gain augmenter electrically connected to the cold spot compensator to obtain and amplify the cold spot signal; an analog-digital converter electrically connected to the gain augmenter and the compensation module, wherein the analog-digital converter converts the cold spot signal from analog form to digital form, and outputs the converted cold spot signal to the compensation module; and the compensation module is electrically connected to the comparing module, wherein the compensation module outputs a compensation signal based on the cold spot signal to the comparing module, so that the comparing module adjusts the liquid level calculated according to the cold spot signal.
 14. The liquid density sensor as claimed in claim 8, wherein the control circuit further comprises a temperature module, and the internal circuit further comprises a compensation module; the temperature module comprises a temperature compensator outputting a temperature signal based on a temperature of the liquid; a cold spot compensator outputting a cold spot signal based on the temperature of the liquid; two gain augmenters electrically connected to the temperature compensator and the cold spot compensator respectively, wherein the two gain augmenters respectively obtain and amplify the temperature signal and the cold spot signal; two analog-digital converters electrically connected to the two gain augmenters respectively and to the compensation module, wherein the two analog-digital converters respectively convert the temperature signal and the cold spot signal from analog form to digital form, and output the converted temperature signal and the converted cold spot signal to the compensation module; and the compensation module is electrically connected to the comparing module, wherein the compensation module outputs a compensation signal based on the temperature signal and the cold spot signal, and outputs the compensation signal to the comparing module, and then the comparing module adjusts the liquid level being calculated according to the compensation signal.
 15. The liquid density sensor as claimed in claim 9, wherein the control circuit further comprises a temperature module, and the internal circuit further comprises a compensation module; the temperature module comprises a temperature compensator outputting a temperature signal based on a temperature of the liquid; a cold spot compensator outputting a cold spot signal based on the temperature of the liquid; two gain augmenters electrically connected to the temperature compensator and the cold spot compensator respectively, wherein the two gain augmenters respectively obtain and amplify the temperature signal and the cold spot signal; and two analog-digital converters electrically connected to the two gain augmenters respectively and to the compensation module, wherein the two analog-digital converters respectively convert the temperature signal and the cold spot signal from analog form to digital form, and output the converted temperature signal and the converted cold spot signal to the compensation module; and the compensation module is electrically connected to the comparing module, wherein the compensation module outputs a compensation signal based on the temperature signal and the cold spot signal, and outputs the compensation signal to the comparing module, and then the comparing module adjusts the liquid level being calculated according to the compensation signal.
 16. The liquid density sensor as claimed in claim 1, wherein material of the first magnetic unit and the second magnetic unit comprises nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co) or iron (Fe).
 17. The liquid density sensor as claimed in claim 1, wherein a shape of the first magnetic unit and the second magnetic unit is annular, cylindrical, cube or irregular.
 18. The liquid density sensor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the floating ball is made of a foam material. 